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[[underlined]] Snake River [[/underlined]]

[[underlined]] Aug. 11 [[/underlined]] Caught a few things in Canyon but nothing important.
Got off early, pulled up out of Canyon, about 500 feet up steep road, 5150 at river to 5650 on top.

Continued up west side of river over high bench, reaching 6200 feet at highest point on road, then down to Kiwa? Valley on a level with the river at 5500, then across the river 2 miles beyond and stopped for dinner at ranch on east side. then up narrow canyon to Irwin for the night. Irwin is is in Swan Valley, 55 miles from Idaho Falls by road. Alt. about 5000 ft

For about 20 miles over the mesa valley dry farming is being rapidly developed with wonderful success. Wheat is big and heavy, will go 25 to 40 bushes to the acre & oats 30 to 60. This is on rolling, sage brush country with rich soil and good natural growth of vegetation. Thickets of aspens come down on cold slopes to edges of fields showing that it is high Transition.